Overview
- At Germany’s parliament, he declared that wars of aggression are crimes and rejected claims of sovereign license to attack neighbors.
- Warning of a resurgence of pro‑nuclear bravado, he invoked “new Dr. Strangelove” figures who would have the world “love the bomb.”
- Citing United Nations data, he said more than 90% of today’s conflict victims are civilians and pointed to the toll in Kyiv and Gaza.
- He condemned bombing of populated areas, the use of hunger as a weapon, and sexual violence as unjustifiable breaches of humanitarian law.
- He called on Germany, Italy, and the wider international community to strengthen multilateral, law‑based responses, noting UNHCR’s April count of 122 million displaced.